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What about Coverdell Education Accounts
extendedforecast replied to 74Heaven's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I recently read this on the Clark Howard website regarding Coverdell Accounts: http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2010/06/15/18627/ -
I believe some of us are preparing for the full 36 weeks ahead of time, and others are doing a couple of weeks at a time. That is the best part of this system; you can customize it to fit your own needs.
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Don't tempt me! I splurged on colorful hanging files, but decided to use the box of plain manila folders we already had. Target has/had packages of 8 red, blue, green, and yellow (I think) folders for $2.50 in the dollar bin. I could only find two packages though.
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I never imagined how many wonderful ideas would come from this thread. Thank you everyone who responded with your plans, ideas, and questions. I worked all weekend planning and setting up files and folders. I still have Science left to plan, as well as our literature selections, but I'm leaving those for later while I think about how I want those subjects to go. I am going to be tearing apart workbooks, printing templates, etc. to file this week. I wish I could do it all in a couple of days, but this pregnancy and my little guy are leaving me with very little energy. How is everyone else doing?
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Now this is an excellent idea! I might be comfortable with page protectors stored in a binder for future use. That's an awful lot of page protectors though.
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I'm not that brave, since I plan to use it for the next littles ones that come along. If I have time, I may type up daily lessons from the book and print them out. I hesitate because I hate to waste paper. Maybe if I beef up my recycling efforts I won't feel so guilty. Cindy
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Perfect, I'm going to use either the vacuum cleaner extension (covered of course) or a metal rod from my DD's portable crib. Thanks for the ideas, I am so unimaginative.
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I'm attempting to make flour tortillas. It was in the box with my baking sheets and my crock pot. That box disappeared :glare: when we moved. Any ideas? P.S I know you all will have fun with this thread in the "It's almost the weekend. Wanna play Doran, anyone?" thread.
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I think it sounds great. This way you'll only have to gather your materials every two weeks instead of every night or every week. Also, it allows for more flexibility in changing your plans if the need arises. I wish something like this would work for me. Unfortunately, knowing me, I would just keep pushing certain subjects back like I did this year. Is this your first year using workboxes?
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This is great. How many students do you have? I especially like the idea of paring down the number of papers every quarter and saving a binder for each child at the end of the year.
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I've been coming back to this thread all day. Thanks for the laughs. Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to add one or two. I wish I were even a tenth as funny as you all.
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It's good to know the binders worked for completed work. Did you find yourself referring back to the completed binders often? I have all the details in my head now. All I have to do now is put everything in place. I've written down very vague plans for each subject for one child. I still have two more to go, and then I get into the detailed planning. This is going to take me weeks.
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I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but someone (sorry I can't remember who deserves credit) linked this site a couple of weeks ago. It looks interesting, but it involves a lot of printing. http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2uLJHGaFdQ9OGRhNTBhNmItNWVlMS00YTE4LTk5OTktOTNiMTI1MTQ1OGMw&hl=en
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:iagree: This is what I was thinking as well for History and Science.
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This is my plan. I am going to let each of m DDs pick out a new binder with dividers for each subject. Then every weekend, I will take out the completed work and transfer the new work for the week. I think I'll set aside individual binders for the completed work by subject in case we need to go back and find something.
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Making a master copy is a wonderful idea. I'll be sure to incorporate it in my system. Thank you, Cindy
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For me, it's not working out very well to just do the next thing. It is such a simple concept that did work pretty well the first year I was homeschooling my two oldest in K and 2nd. Adding a third student and a toddler to the mix has made it pretty darn impossible. Granted, I got a late start to the year, but we are going to have to work through the end of July in order for me to feel comfortable calling it a year. And when we re-start, we'll still be finishing up a few subjects before we move on to the current year's studies. I'm glad it works for you and so many other HSers. Less work = more time for fun. Cindy
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Thank you for answering my questions. I was planning on keeping the workbooks in tact so that we do not have so many papers to keep track of. On the other hand, I can see how helpful it could be to just be able to hand over exactly what needs to be completed. What do you do with the work once it's completed? I re-read the last sentence and I think you just file completed work back into each week's folder. Is this correct? p.s. I'll try not to do it all in one day, but I can't promise; I'm really excited to get started. Cindy
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Thanks for posting that blog. I'll be sure to check it out. Cindy
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This! This is what I had in mind. Thank you for all the detail you included. Your reasons for your system are spot on. I was thinking it would be nice for my older children to be able to work at their own speed. I was planning on making myself available to each child (and only one child at a time) for at least an hour a day to go over lessons and then let them complete their work on their own. What do you do after the work is completed? Do you re-file it in that week's folders? Also I was thinking of having a binder for each child to keep her work for the week. Thank you so much, Cindy
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I'm intrigued by your system, fhjmom. Let me see if I got this right. You plan ahead for the whole year and break down the lessons per week on a form that you post on the cork board. Your children are responsible for completing the work on the list and keeping completed work in their own notebooks until you come along and file it away. How do you plan ahead for library books and special materials that you plan to use for a particular project? Are the children's drawers used to contain text books and materials? Last question-I promise-could you give an example of the paperwork you keep in your own files? Thank you so much. I am so much closer to figuring out how I want to plan my year. This is huge; I don't have much time left with a baby due in August, but more likely to be born in July. Cindy
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I tried Homeschool Tracker this year, but I didn't use it as much as I thought I would. I suppose if I plan the whole year ahead I might use it more. The sentence I highlighted above is one of my worries if we get behind. I just don't know if I'll have the time this year with a new baby to get all the work sorted out in each child's binder (I have three students). Thank you for your input. It really helps. Cindy
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I was thinking of having a place to file each child's work for the coming school year, whether that be worksheets, assignment lists, book lists, etc., as well as each week's lesson plans. This year we just worked on the next thing in each subject, and it was a disaster. I found myself unprepared a lot of the time. I don't want to have to be spending hours per week getting everything ready when it could have been done in advance. Plus, some weeks I am busier than others. It would be nice to have everything laid out in advance. Cindy
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I am considering dividing up the coming year's worth of lesson plans by week. To keep everything organized, I'd like to use a filing system. Does anyone have experience using such a method? What are the pros and cons? If you use such a system, do you have more than one child? If so, how do you divide among the children? What type of filing box or cabinet do you use? Any other advice? Thanks, Cindy
